Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-10
HUNTING FOR A BOOMER. I.
A Man From California seeking
Wlsa ON in Kansas city.

Wisaom i'm kansas City.
There 10 . Californian in town who Is
fairly consumed with anxiety to know
how booms like that which kaueas Clty
~ now enjoying are inaugurated. His
name is DIvid Lubin, he halls from
sacramento, and the citizens of his town
have charged him with the duty OF as
certaining the modus operandi OF boom
making.
Mr. Lubin, who is an enthusiastic
fruit grower of Sacramento county, Is
apparently SO years old, and the pos
ssssor of frank, rugged countenance.
To 4 representative of The Star, who
visited his rooms at the Coates house
this morning, he detailed the object
of his visit to Kansas City. To those
familiar with the methods employed to
advance the interests OF this town, the
quandary in which the gentleman and
his fellow-citzens find the mselves may
seem somewhat amusing.
~ am here to discover how booms
are constructed" said Mr. Lubiu. "The
fsms Of Kansas City and her boomers
long ago crossed the rockies, and our
people are of the opinion that that the
very information they desire can be
found right here. Our position is this;
Sacramento, in northern California, is
town of $4,000 Inhabitants. 1t is sur
rounded by magnificent domain, and
i, the natural business center of vast
region. The climate is splendid, aud
the country is fast becoming a great
vineyard. The raising Of agricultural
products is graduslly being dicon.
tiuutd d, and the day is not fer distant
when the Sacramento vslley-in fact all
CaIifornia-wiil occupy the same relative
position to the United States that the
vine bearing region of the Mediterranean
does to Europe, Asia and Africa. Coed
vineyard land can be bought for from
so to 500 per acre, and twenty acres
irui srovide the intelligent and am
a'..as I'D grower with. = good income. VI
course there are many large vineyards,
several containing thousands OF acres.
sWell, with all these advantages oil
so:l and climate Sacramento has NO
boom. Her gcowth has been slow and
steady, and in nsequenee spirit Of
conservatism took root long ago. This
spirit, am happy to say, now bids faii
to be crushed out. The people have re-
NAMED quiescent while Los Angeles AND
other towns, whose natural advantages
are not TO be compared to those of Sacra
mento, have forged ahead at lightnipt
speed They now see their mistakes
and under the lash of . number of prom
inent citizens active steps are beinl
taken to bring Sacramento into line will
those cities which awoke to life two o
three years ago.
.sWhat want now is to come in con
tact with people who can aid us in SET
tiue the ball to rolling. Somehow o
other we don't seem to get thar an
and need the stimulating presence of N
active man or body Of men who hav
had experience in creating booms. L
o;htr words l would like to meet an
talk with professional boomer or two
get their ideas, and perhaps induce then
to cast their lots with us, feel tha
only . little stimulus is needed /
awaken the majority of Sacramento
cit gems to realizing sense Of the ad
vsntages they enjoy l can safely sa.
that those who start the boom WILL reaI
. rich reward, for land in the vicinity O
town is worth ridiculously lew price
compared with these which Obtain
here"